(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Apr 2025	15.2	35.242 AU	35.375 AU	20h26m	-22°47'	81.6°	1.6°
Opposition	24 Jul 2025	15.0	35.311 AU	34.297 AU	20h21m	-23°18'	176.2°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2467311
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3621595
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17189
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33331
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.37788
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 52.17719
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.67764
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.72393
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.96            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-04-15 00:00 UT   20 26 13.4   -22 47 36    35.375   35.242   81.6    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-15 06:56 UT   20 26 14.1   -22 47 37    35.371   35.242   81.8    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-16 00:00 UT   20 26 15.9   -22 47 39    35.359   35.243   82.5    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-17 00:00 UT   20 26 18.2   -22 47 43    35.343   35.244   83.5    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-18 00:00 UT   20 26 20.4   -22 47 47    35.327   35.244   84.5    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   20 26 22.4   -22 47 51    35.310   35.245   85.4    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   20 26 24.4   -22 47 56    35.294   35.246   86.4    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-21 00:00 UT   20 26 26.3   -22 48 01    35.278   35.246   87.4    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-22 00:00 UT   20 26 28.0   -22 48 07    35.262   35.247   88.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-23 00:00 UT   20 26 29.6   -22 48 13    35.245   35.248   89.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-24 00:00 UT   20 26 31.1   -22 48 19    35.229   35.248   90.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-25 00:00 UT   20 26 32.5   -22 48 26    35.213   35.249   91.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-26 00:00 UT   20 26 33.7   -22 48 33    35.196   35.250   92.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-27 00:00 UT   20 26 34.8   -22 48 41    35.180   35.250   93.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-28 00:00 UT   20 26 35.8   -22 48 49    35.164   35.251   94.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2025-04-29 00:00 UT   20 26 36.7   -22 48 57    35.148   35.252   95.1    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   20 26 37.5   -22 49 06    35.131   35.252   96.1    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   20 26 38.2   -22 49 16    35.115   35.253   97.1    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   20 26 38.7   -22 49 25    35.099   35.254   98.0    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   20 26 39.1   -22 49 35    35.083   35.255   99.0    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   20 26 39.4   -22 49 46    35.067   35.255  100.0    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   20 26 39.6   -22 49 57    35.051   35.256  100.9    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   20 26 39.6   -22 50 08    35.035   35.257  101.9    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   20 26 39.6   -22 50 20    35.019   35.257  102.9    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   20 26 39.4   -22 50 32    35.003   35.258  103.8    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   20 26 39.1   -22 50 44    34.987   35.259  104.8    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   20 26 38.7   -22 50 57    34.972   35.259  105.8    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   20 26 38.2   -22 51 10    34.956   35.260  106.7    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   20 26 37.5   -22 51 24    34.940   35.261  107.7    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   20 26 36.7   -22 51 38    34.925   35.261  108.7    1.6   257   15.2 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   20 26 35.9   -22 51 52    34.910   35.262  109.6    1.5   258   15.2 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   20 26 34.9   -22 52 07    34.894   35.263  110.6    1.5   258   15.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.